Machine for manufacturing binding tapes or ties



July 17, 1951 B. BOERSMA ETAL MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING BINDING TAPES OR TIES 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 2. 1949 INVENTOR5. flo/way fla /7507a Jain July 17, 1951 B. BOERSMA ET AL 2,560,923 {I MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING BINDING TAPES 0R TIES Filed May 2. 1949 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 ormeg July 17, 1951 B. BOERSMA ET AL 2,560,923

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING BINDING TAPES OR TIES Filed May 2. 1949 4 Sheets-sheaf, IS

July 17, 1951 B. BOERSMA ETAL 2,560,923

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING BINDING TAPES OR TIES Filed May 2., 1949 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented July 17, 1951 UNl'I-"E D STATES: PATENT O FICE MACHINE: FOR} MANUFACTURING. BIN-DING TAPES oa'rms Barney" Boersma and John Stanley- Robinson, Grand Rapids, Mich., assignors to S'ackner Products; Inc;, a corporationof Michigan ApplicationMay 2, 1949, Serial No. 90,792-

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This. invention relates to a. machine for manufacturing binding tapes or ties comprising metal strands provided with padding.

The main objects of this invention arez.

First, to provide a machine for manufacturing binding tapes or ties comprising a metal ribbon or flat metal strand and apadding adhered thereto,, the tape being produced as a continuous strip which may be readily divided into tie. sections. of predetermined length, portions of the end of the metal. strand" for each tie section being without padding to facilitate tying.

Second, to provide a machine of the character described for producing binding tape or ties. of this character which is largely automatic in. its operation, requiring, a minimum of manual attention.

Third, to provide a machine having these advantages which is quite economical to produce; is of large capacity and produces. a. very uniform product. Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed out in the claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing;, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a machine embodying our invention, certain parts being shown conventionally.

Fig. 215 an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal section on a line corresponding to line 22 of Fig. 3.

V Fig; 3 is a fragmentary endelevational view, certain parts being omitted'to better disclose other parts.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view.

Fig. 5' is an enlarged fragmentary view showing details of the scoringmeans for the metal element of the tape.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspectiveview of" the finished tape produced by the machine illustrated. Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective sectional view thereof.

The machine of our invention is especially designed for making a binding. tape, designated generally by the numeral 1, comprising. a metal ribbon or strand: element 2, a padding. element 3;. and a. backingstrip 4 of. paper interposed be.- tween the. metal. strand. and. the. padding. The backing strip 4 is adheredto thepadding, as in.- dicated at 5. The metal element is adhered to the. backing. as. indicated at 6. The padding 3 is. desirably formed. of. multiply tissue folded longitudinally uponitself.

2- The binding tapes or ties are well adapted for. use in binding or tying objects which have a fun ished" surface which it is desired to protect such; for example, as the doors of refrigerators; the doors and" drawers of" stoves. The padding and the backing in effect constitute. a padding element adhesively secured to the metal: strip or' ribbon: In the embodiment of our invention illustrated the frame, designated generallyby the numeral 1, is designed to support the various operating parts, a supplemental frame 8' being disposed at the front thereof to support the winding reel 9 for the finished tape and the padding'supporting reel or spool Ill. The spoolor reel II for the metal strand element 2 is supported on a sepa'-* rate pedestal [2 in the embodiment illustrated. The details of these frames 0 supports are not illustrated and" will not be described except as to the particular parts which it maybe desirable to refer to for convenience in description;

As'stated, in the structure illlustrated the padding element, designated generally by the nu meral 13, comprises the padding 3 and thebacking strip 4- and is fed through the guide M by means of the coacting" feed rollers l5" and It to a cutter" comprising the" shearbar' W and the cutter'blade I8; The feed roller iii-is a driven roller driven by the one-revolution clutch t9; the: details of which are not illlustrated. The driven shaft 20- for the roller [5 connected to the rollerby a one-way' or overrunning clutch 2 best shown in Fig. 2, this being of a standard type. The solenoid l-9l controls the clutch I 9. A guide 22' is arranged just in front of the bight of the rollers I- 5= and [.6 to effectively support the'pa'dding element at that point. 'l his one-way or overrunning drive connection for the roller permits the free revolution of the-roller when. the one-revolution: clutch L9 is disengaged so that the feed and pressure belts 23 and 24 may feedthepadding: element or. draw itthroughithe feed rollers. These feed andv pressure. belts: are supported. and driven; at their rear ends. by: onposed rollers 25; and 2.6;. the belts being: supported at. their front. ends by" the. rollers 2:15 and. 2-8. Thesev rollers. are. sov arranged that. the. adjacent reachesof the. beltsl travel. rearwardly'in parallel relation,. the reaches being supported by a. series of backing. rollers 29. They are driven at the same speed and they serve as driving. or feed means. as well as pressure means.

The padding element is, as.stated,, fed by the feed rollers 15 and I6. tothe. cutter, the blade l'8 of. which is mounted. on the arm- 3llpivoted. at 3.1, the blade reciprocating in. suitable guides. 32.. The arm 30 isconnected tothe armature 33 of the solenoid 34 by means of the link 35. This link is also connected to the brake rod 35 which passes through the brake shoe 3? pivotally mounted at 38 and having a facing 39 coacting with the driven roller [5. A spring 40 is provided on the brake rod between the brake and the thrust nut 4| so that the brake is yieldingly applied. The purpose of this drive mechanism is to provide an intermittent feed for the padding and to stop the feed while the backing is being severed by the cutter. The padding is divided into sections of tie length. The padding is guided from the cutter to the glue or adhesive roller 42 which dips into a suitable adhesive tank 43.

The pressure roller 44 is mounted on the pivoted arm 45 yieldingly urged against the work by the spring 46. At the rear of the adhesive applying roller the packing is guided by means of the guide 41 to the feeding and pressure belts. The metal strand element or ribbon 2 is guided by the rollers 48 and 49 to a scoring means comprising the cutter or scoring roller 50 having a serrated scoring blade 51 (see Figs. 2 and The backing or abutment roller 52 is opposed to the scoring roller to support the work while it is acted upon by the blade, as is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 5. This scoring roller is driven by a one-revolution clutch designated generally by the numeral 53, the clutch being actuated by a solenoid or electrical device designated generally by the numeral 54.

I This provides for convenient timing of the scoring roller so that the metal strand is scored The length of the binding tape is varied by removing or inserting links 12 in the chain 13 thereby varying the time in which the tappet l4 strikes the switch l5 which operates the solenoid 34 to actuate the cutter blade [8. A switch 16, which is operated by the tappet, controls the solenoid 54 which actuates clutch 53 controlling the scoring roll 50.

A switch 11, which is also controlled by the tappet l4, actuates the feed rolls l5 through the actuation of the solenoid l9l. As the links are inserted or removed from the chain 13, we provide an adjustable bracket 78 carrying the sprocket 19 to tighten chain 13. The switches 15, 16, and Ti are mounted on a bracket 80 in spaced relation so that the padding is cut off at 8|, the metal strand is scored at 55, and the feed roller I5 driven at the desired time to provide the space 82 between the ends of the padding BI and 83. This leaves a portion 84 of exposed metal band. The rolls and 26 are driven by the chain 85 driven from suitable sprockets on the shaft 6|.

With this arrangement ties varying considerably in length may be produced and the adjustments accomplishing this are, quite simple. The tapes are wound upon the spool or drum as'continuous tapes but may be separated conveniently without the use of tools. Suitable tools for conat spaced points as indicated at 55, facilitating the breaking of the strand and the severing of the continuous tape into tie lengths or sections. This avoids the use of cutters and also insures that the ties are of the desired length. The metal strand is fed continuously by the feed belts. The packing element is delivered to the belts in sections. The longitudinal spacing of these sections is such that the adjacent ends of the sections are spaced relative to the scores of the metal element as is best shown in Fig. 1.

In the embodiment illustrated the adhesive is applied to the packing element. It might be applied to the metal strand element as the primary object is to provide an adhesive between the meeting faces of the metal strand element and the packing element. The adhesive is applied in such relation to the point of bringing the packing element and the metal strand into contact as to allow the adhesive to become suitably tacky. The length of the pressure and feed reaches of the belts 23 and '24 is such that the metal element and the backing strip become thoroughly bonded together. As they are fed together there is no tendency for the padding strips becoming displaced.

At the rear of the belts the binding tape is passed over a roller 56 and is carried forwardly through the guide 51 to the winding reel or drum 9. In the embodiment illustrated the motor 58 is mounted on the frame 1 below the feed belts and connected to the transmission 59 by the driving belt 60. A jack shaft 6| is driven by the belt- 62 from the transmission. This jack shaft has suitable sprocket thereon to drive the chain 63 through the sprocket 64 on the shaft 65, the shaft 65 having a sprocket 66 thereon connected to the scoring roller by the sprocket chain 61. A sprocket 68 is connected to the overrunning clutch and to the glue roll 42 by the drive chain 59. The winding reel 9 is connected by a belt 10' driven by the pulley 1 l on the shaft 65.

necting the exposed ends of the ties are available. Commonly the exposed ends of the metal element are overlapped and their edges crimped for securing them together in the known manner.

The embodiment of our invention illustrated is of large capacity and requires little attention on the part of the operator other than maintaining a supply of material and seeing to it that the machine is properly adjusted to produce the individual ties of the desired length.

We have illustrated and described our invention in a highly practical embodiment thereof. We'have not attempted to illustrate or describe other embodiments or adaptations as we believe this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt our invention as may be desired.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand, and a padding adhesively secured to the metal strand comprising a pair of feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel rearwardly traveling reaches, means for intermittently feeding 3. padding strip and severing it into sections and delivering the sections in longitudinally spaced relation to the said belts, comprising coacting feed rollers, one of which is driven by a one-revolution driving clutch having a one-way driving connection to the driven roller, a padding cutter disposed at the rear of said feed rollers, a brake for the driven feed roller, means for actuating said cutter during the pause of the driven feed roller, means for applying adhesive to the padding disposed between the cutter and said belts, means for supporting and guiding a metal strand to said belts and into contact with the adhesive bearing side of the padding, 2, scoring means for said metal strand disposed in advance of said belts and comprising a driven cutter roller and a coacting supporting roller, the cutter roller having a serrated cutter acting to score the strand at spaced points to facilitate fracturing thereof at such points, a one-revolution driving clutch for said cutter roller, and means for actue ati-ng said driven feed roller-,paddihd cutter-and metal" strand scoring roller in-- timed: relationso that the spaced padding. sections are delivered-t0 said belts and superimposed upon the: metal strand with the adjacent spaced ends of 'thesections in spaced relation-to the scores ofthe metal strand, said means including a driven chain the length of which may be varied anditiming tappets carried therebyand relatively adjustable-thereon;

2.'-A machine for manufacturing binding. tape: comprising a metal strand, and aJpaddingtadhesivel'y secured to the'metalstrand comprising; a pairof feeding and pressure belts hav-ingcoact i-n'gr parallel rearwardly traveling reaches, means for intermittently feeding. apadding" strip and;- severing it intosections and delivering; the 'sec' tions in longitudinally-- spaced relation tothe' s'aid belts-comprising coactingfeed rollers, a padding; cutter disposed at the rear of said feed rollersi, means for actuating said cutter duringthepausa in the padding feed, means for applying adhesive: to' the padding disposed between: the cutter" and said belts, means for supportingand guiding a m'etal strand to said belts and into contact with the: adhesive bearing side'of the padding, a scor ingmeans for said-metalstrand disposed i n-a'd' Vance ofsaid belts and comprising a driven cutter rollerand a-coacting supporting roller, thecutterroller having a cutter actin'gto scorethestrand zit-spaced points to facilitate fracturing thereof at such points, and means for actuating said driven feed roller, padding cutter and metal strand-scoring roller in timed relation so that'the spaced padding' sections are delivered to said belts and-superimposed upon-the metal strand with the adjacent spaced ends of the sectionsin spaced relation to the scores of the metal-strand.

3. A machine for manufacturing binding tape cdmpr ising a metal strand element, and apadding element adhesively secured to the metal strand el'ement'comprising a pair of feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel-rearwardly traveli-ng reaches, means for intermittently feeding apadding strip and severing it into sections and delivering the sections in longitudinally spaced relation to the said belts, comprising coasting feed rollers, one of which is intermittently driven; a padding. cutter disposed at the rear of said feed rollers,means for actuating said cutte'r during a pause of the driven feed roller, means-for sup-- porting and guiding a metal strand to said belts and into contact with the padding, means for applying adhesive to a surface of one of said" elements prior to its being brought into contact with the other element, a scoring means-for said metal strand disposed in advance of saidbelts comprising an intermittently driven'cutter roller and a coacting supporting roller, the cutter" roller having a serrated cutter acting to'=sc0re' the strand at spaced points to facilitate fracturing thereof at such points, and means for actuating said driven feed roller, padding cutter and metal strand-scoring roller in timed relation so that thespaced padding sections are delivered to said belts' into superimposed relation to the metal strand" with adjacent ends of the sections in spaced relation to the scores of the metal strand.

4'. A- machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising ametal strand element, and a, pad ding element adhesively secured to the metal strand element comprising a pair of feedingand pressure belts having coacting parallel rear-- wardly traveling reaches, means for intermittently feeding a paddingv strip and severing it inter sections and delivering the sections in -lcnigi' mumm spaced relation to. the said belts, a; padding cutter disposed atthe rear'of said fee'd means; means for actuating. said cutter during;

a paus'e of thefeed-means, means for supporting; and-guiding a'metal strandto said belts and into contact with the padding, means. for applying adhesive: to a surface of one of said elementsprior" to its beingbrought into contact with the. other element, a. scoring means. for said metal strand disposed in -advanceof said belts and actingzte scorethestrandat'spaced points to facil1- tatefracturing thereof at such points, and means for actuatin'g said padding strip-feed means, padding cutter and metal strand scoring means: in

timed relation so that the spaced paddingsec tion's are delivered to said belts into superimpos'ed relation to themetal strand with adjacent'ends': of: the sections in spacedrelation to the scoresof tlie me'tal strand.

5i machine formanufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and ap'ad-c dihg'element' adhesively secured to the metal strand element comprising a pair of feeding and pressure beltshaving coacting parallel rearwardl'y traveling reaches, means for intermittentlyfeeding a padding strip and severing it intos'ections and delivering the sections in longi tudin'ally spaced relation to the said belts com prising coacting feed rollers, one of which i's in'-- tenmittently driven, a padding cutter disposed at the' rear of said feed rollers,means for actuat ing said cutter during a p-ause of the driven fe'ed roller, means for supporting and: guiding a metal strand tosaid belts and into contactwith the padding, means for applying adhesive to a face" o'f one of said elements pri'orto its being brought into'contact 'w-iththe other element, and means for actuating said driven feed roller and padding cutter in timed relation. so that the spaced padding sections are delivered tosaid belts and adhered to the metal strand with their ends in longitudinally spaced relation.

6 A machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and a padding element adhesivelysecured to the metalst'rand element comprising a pair of feeding andpressure belts having coasting parallel rearwardlly traveling reaches, means. for interanittently feeding a padding strip and severing it into-sections and delivering the sections in longi tudina-lly spaced relation to the said belts, said mean including feed rollers and apadding cutter'disposed at the rear of said feed rollers, means for actuating said cutter during a pause of the feed means, means for supporting and guiding ametalstrand tosaid belts and into contact with the padding, means for applying adhesive to a surface of one of said elements prior to its being. brought'into contact with the other element, and means for actuating said feed means and pad-' ding cutter" in timed relation so that the spaced padding sections are delivered to-said belts and adhered to the metal strand with their ends in longitudinally spaced relation.

'7 A machine for manufacturing tape compris ing'a metal strand element, and a padding ele-' ment .adhesively secured to the metal strand elementcomprising a pair of feeding and pressure belts having coasting parallel rearwardly travel ing' reaches, means for intermittently feeding ap'adding stripand severing" it into sections and delivering the sections in longitudinally spaced relation to. said belts, said feeding and severing; means including feed means and a padding cut ter disposed: at the rearof said feed means; means for actuating said cutter during a pause in the padding feed, means for supporting and guiding a metal strand to said belts and into contact with the adhesive bearing side of the padding, means for scoring said metal strand at spaced points to facilitate fracturing thereof at such points disposed in advance of said belts, means for applying adhesive to one of the elements, and means for actuating said padding feed means,.padding cutter and metal strand scoring means in timed relation so that the spaced padding sections are delivered to said belts into superimposed relation. to the metal strand with adjacent ends of the sections in spaced relation to the scores of the metal strand.

8. A machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and a; padding element adhesively secured to the metal strand element, comprising driving means, a pair of feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel rearwardly traveling reaches, means for intermittently feeding 3, padding strip and sever ing it into sections and delivering the sections in longitudinally spaced relation to the said belts, said feeding and severing means including feed means and a padding cutter disposed at the rear of said feed means, means for actuating said cutter during a pause in the feeding operation of said feeding means on said padding strip, means for supporting and guiding a metal strand to said belts and into contact with one of the sides of the padding, and means for applying adhesive to one of the elements, said belts, feed means and cutter being cooperatively connected to said driving means. I

9. A machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand, and a padding adhesivel secured to the metal strand comprising a pair of feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel rearwardly traveling reaches, means for intermittentl feeding a padding strip and severing it into sections and delivering the sections in longitudinally spaced relation to the said belts, said feeding and severing means including,

feed means and a padding cutter disposed at the rear'of said feed means, means for actuating said cutter during the pause in the padding feed,

hesive bearing side of the padding, means for scoring said metal strand at spaced points to facilitate fracturing thereof at such points dis-v posed in advance of said belts, and means for actuating said padding feed means, padding. cutter and metal strand scoring means in timed re-i lation so that the spaced padding sectionsalre delivered to said belts into superimposed relation to the metal strand with adjacent spaced ends of the sections in spaced relation to the scores of the metal strand. M

10. A machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand, and a paddingadhe v sively secured to the metal strand comprising driving means, a pair of feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel rearwardly traveling reaches, means for intermittently feeding a padding strip and severing it into sections and delivering the sections in longitudinally spaced relation to the said belts, said feeding and severing means including feed means anda padding cutter disposed at the rear of said feed means, means for actuating said cutter during the pause in the padding feed, means for app1ying ,adhe,-.,

sive to'one side of the padding disposedbetweefi, the cutter and said belts, means forsupporting:

and-guiding a metal strandto said belts and into contact with the adhesive bearing sideof the padding, said belts, feed means and cutter being operatively connected to said driving,

means. ,11. In a machine-for manufacturing bindin tape comprising a metal strand element, and a padding strip element adhered thereto, the combination of driving means, feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel rearwardly travel: ing reaches, means for intermittently feeding a padding strip element, means for severing the padding strip element into sections and delivering the sections to the belts, means for guiding a meta1 strand to the belts and into contact with the adhesive bearing sides of the padding sections,-v means'for scoring the metal strand at longitudinally spaced points prior to the delivery thereofv to said belts, means for applying adhesive to onepf the elements, the feed means for the-pade: ding sections being timed relative to the travel of the belts and of the metal strand so that the padding sections are positioned with their 2111-: jacent ends in spaced relation to the fracturing points of the metal strand, said belts, feed means, severing means, and scoring means being operatively, connected to said driving means. I 12 In a machine for manufacturing bindin tape comprising a metal strand element, and :apadding strip element adhered thereto, the com bination of driving means, feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel rearwardly travel-.-.

ing reaches, means for intermittently feeding a padding strip element, means for severing thepadding strip element into sections and deliveringthe sections to the belts, means for guiding a metal strand to the belts and into contact with the adhesive bearing sides of the padding sections,. m eans for applying adhesive to oneof, the elements, the feed means for the padding sections being timed relative to the travel of the belts so that the padding sections are positioned with their adjacent ends in spaced relation, said, belts, feed. means and severing means being operatively connected to said driving means.

13 In a machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and a padding strip element adhered thereto, the combination .of driving means, feeding belts having coacting parallel rearwardly traveling; reaches, means for delivering padding sections to said belts with their ends in longitudinally. spaced relation, means for guiding a metalstrandhaving longitudinall spaced fracturing points, to said belts, means for applying adhesive to one of the elements, and means for timing the deliver of the padding sections relative to the frac: turing points of the metal strand so that the pad-,- dingsections are positioned relative t the metal strand with their ends in spaced relation to the fracturing points thereof, the belts acting to feed the metal strand and sections at uniform speed and apply pressure thereto, said belts and padding delivery means being operatively connectedflto said driving means.

14. In a machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and a. padding strip element adhered thereto, the combination of driving means, feeding belts havingcoacting parallel rearwardly traveling reaches, means for delivering padding sections to said belts, with their ends in longitudinally spaced relation, means for guiding a metal strand to said.

belts, means for applying adhesive to one of the elements, and means for timing the delivery of the padding sections so that the padding sections are positioned with their ends in spaced relation, the belts acting to feed the metal strand and sections at uniform speed and apply pressure thereto, said belts and padding delivering means being operatively connected to said driving means.

15. In a machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and a padding strip element, the elements being adhesively connected, the combination of driving means, feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel rearwardly traveling reaches, means for intermittently feeding the padding strip element, means for severing the padding strip into sections and delivering the sections to the belts in longitudinally spaced relation, means for guiding a metal strand to the belts, means for scoring the metal strand at longitudinally spaced points prior to the delivery thereof to said belts, the feed means for the padding sections being timed relative to the travel of the belts and of the metal strand so that the padding sections are positioned with their adjacent ends in spaced relation to the fracturing points of the metal strand, and means for applying adhesive to one of the elements prior to their being brought into contact and subjected to the pressure of said better, said belts, feed means, severing means and scoring means being operatively connected to said driving means.

16. In a machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and a padding strip element, the elements being adhesively connected, the combination of driving means, feeding and pressure belts having coacting parallel rearwardly traveling reaches, means for intermittently feeding the padding strip element, means for severing the padding strip into sections and delivering the sections to the belts in longitudinally spaced relation, means for guiding a metal strand to the belts, the feed means for the padding sections being timed relative to the travel of the belts and of the metal strand so that the padding sections are positioned with their adjacent ends in spaced relation, and means for applying adhesive to one of the elements prior to their being brought into contact and subjected to the pressure of said belts, said belts, feed means and severing means being operatively connected to said driving means.

17. In a machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and a padding strip element, the elements being adhesively connected, the combination of driving means, feeding and pressure means, means for intermittently feeding the padding strip element, means for severing the padding strip into sections and delivering the sections to the feeding and pressure means in longitudinally spaced relation, means for guiding a metal strand to the feeding and pressure means, means for scoring the metal strand at longitudinally spaced points prior to the delivery thereof to said feeding and pressure means, the feed means for the padding sections being timed relative to the feeding and pressure means and of the metal strand so that the padding sections are positioned with their adjacent ends in spaced relation to the fracturing points of the metal strand, and means for applying adhesive to one of the elements prior to their being brought into contact and subjected to the pressure of said feeding and pressure means, said feeding and pressure means, intermittent feed means, severing means and scoring means being operatively connected to said driving means.

18. In a machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element, and a padding strip element, the elements being adhesively connected, the combination of driving means, feeding and pressure means, means for intermittently feeding the padding strip element, means for severing the padding strip into sections and delivering the sections to the feeding and pressure means in longitudinally spaced relation, means for guiding a metal strand to the feeding and pressure means, the feed means for the padding sections being timed relative to the feeding and pressure means and of the metal strand so that the padding sections are positioned with their adjacent ends in spaced relation, and means for applying adhesive to one of the elements prior to their being brought into contact and subjected to the pressure of said feeding and pressure means, said feeding and pressure means, intermittent feed means and severing means being operatively connected to said driving means.

19. In a machine for manufacturing binding tape comprising a metal strand element and a padding strip element adhered thereto from a continuous strip of padding material and a continuous strip of metal, the combination of driving means, coacting feeding and pressure members, variably timed means for severing a padding strip into sections and delivering the sections to said members in longitudinally spaced relation, means for guiding a metal strand to said members and into contacting relation to said padding sections, means forv applying adhesive to one of said elements in advance of their point of contact, and variably timed means for scoring the metal strand element at spaced points to facilitate fracturing thereof at such points, the timed means for delivering of the padding sections being synchronized with the timed scoring means so that the padding sections are positioned with their ends in spaced relation to the fracturing point of the metal strand element, said coacting pressure and feed members, severing and delivering means, and scoring means being operatively connected to said driving means.

BARNEY BOERSMA. JOHN STANLEY ROBINSON.

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